In recent days, it’s hard not to be logged on to the social media network. Whether it’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or other lesser-known platforms, almost every one of us has at least an active account. With increased suggestions that linked social media usage to social anxiety, it pays to clearly discern the truth from the … Read more Social Media And Social Anxiety – Does One Lead To The Other?
Isn’t it embarrassing that you find yourself stuttering incomprehensively when trying to engage in a natural conversation? For people with social anxiety, stuttering can cause more damage to their self-esteem and causes them to further avoid social interactions. Stuttering and social anxiety have an ambiguous relationship. People who stutter do not necessarily suffer from social anxiety. … Read more 5 Practical Tips On How To Stop Stuttering Permanently
Do you feel eyes glaring at your footsteps as you stepped into a room? Or keep feeling that there’s something on your face even when there is not? Things start to get worse when you start acting silly out of your self-consciousness and that’s when people started staring for real. If social anxiety has been … Read more How Not To Be Self Conscious (And Enjoy Being Yourself)
You can be suffering from social anxiety disorder without even realizing it. And when you’re ignorant about the nature of this mental disorder, you have to go through years of torment when interacting with others. People who never experienced social phobia will never understand the low self-esteem that accompanies this disorder. Some would misinterpret the … Read more How To Get Rid Of Social Anxiety (Even If It Seems Impossible)
You’ve summoned all your courage to ask your crush for a date. You doubt your chances of success but nothing prepared you for the curt rejection that pierces your heart deeply. You soon decide that perhaps it’s better to stay single. After all, it’s impossible to get a date when you’re struggling with social anxiety. … Read more How People With Social Anxiety Can Be More Confident In A Relationship
You’ve read how successful people brush off rejection easily and yet when you’re rejected times and again, you wonder if you should even try anymore. You’ll start wondering what is the best way of dealing with rejection or if there’s anything left with your self-esteem to make another attempt. Whether you’re being rejected by … Read more Best Way Of Dealing With Rejection Without Crushing Your Self Esteem
At times, you may question why you feel so unworthy of respect and self-love. This is particularly true if you’ve been suffering from social anxiety, where the lack of self-esteem affects your confidence in social interactions. The truth is, you may have developed self limiting beliefs subconsciously and they are affecting you in your thoughts … Read more 7 Self Limiting Beliefs That Cripple Your Self Esteem Subconsciously
It can be extremely frustrating when you have read how mindfulness can help social anxiety but little progress is made despite trying “watching your breath” for hours. Is mindfulness as effective as it promised? Or is there more than simply trying to ground yourself in the present amidst your anxiety? While I’m not a meditation … Read more Mindfulness For Social Anxiety – Why You Need A Realistic Expectation
It may seem unfair as some people do get rid of their social anxiety without hours of therapy or professional treatment. Yet others went through various alternative self-help methods like meditation, hypnotherapy or CBT hoping to gain the slightest of self-confidence. While it’s unlikely you’ll wake up the next day feeling like a public speaking … Read more 7 Signs You Are Beating Social Anxiety Just By Doing The Right Thing
It’s inevitable that most of us would blush when speaking to our crush. But if you find the familiar red-hot sensation on your cheek when your boss is talking to you, you’ll be silently wishing that no one notices how red your cheek has turned to. If you’re suffering from social anxiety, you know that … Read more How To Prevent Blushing When Speaking Up To Authoritative Figures